1928 Sewanee Tigers football team

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1928 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Hardee Field
Seasons
←  1927
1929  →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Florida 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
VPI 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
LSU 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –25 –3 –2
Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Maryland 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
VMI 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –02 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. Led by M. S. Bennett in his sixth season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Bryson College *
W 14–0 [2]
October 6at Texas A&M *
L 0–69 [3]
October 13 Transylvania *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
L 13–14 [4]
October 20 Cumberland (TN) *
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 38–05,000 [5]
October 27at Alabama
L 12–4211,743 [6] [7]
November 3at Florida
L 6–716,500 [8]
November 10at Tennessee
L 0–37 [9]
November 17at Tulane
L 6–4112,000 [10]
November 29at Vanderbilt
L 0–1310,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1928 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sewanee defeats Bryson team, 14–0". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas Farmers swamp Sewanee, 69–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Transy boys nudge Sewanee by 14–13". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sewanee cops first victory of year, 38–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alabama's Crimson Tide takes Sewanee Tigers into camp by 42–12 count". The Knoxville Journal. October 28, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alabama has little trouble defeating Sewanee, 42 to 12". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 28, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Gators slaughter Sewanee by 71–6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tennessee whips Sewanee Tiger, 37–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 11, 1926. Retrieved August 7, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Billy Banker is star of Tulane's win over Sewanee". The Sunday Citizen. November 18, 1928. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Vandy puts Sewanee to rout again, 13–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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